Fernow Experimental Forest daily precipitation

Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Edwards, Pamela J.
Originator: Wood, Frederica
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:
Fernow Experimental Forest daily precipitation
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Newtown Square, PA
Publisher: USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Other_Citation_Details:
Updated 18 August 2023
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2011-0014
Description:
Abstract:
This data publication contains daily watershed-weighted precipitation measured for nine watersheds on the Fernow Experimental Forest from 1951 to 2021. The Fernow Experimental Forest is located on the Monongahela National Forest in Tucker County, West Virginia.
Purpose:
This data publication is used by USDA Forest Service scientists, staff and cooperators in support of research in hydrology, watershed management, silviculture, forest ecology, and wildlife ecology in the central Appalachian region and inter-regional comparisons.
Supplemental_Information:
* This metadata applies to the raw data available through the full data publication download. Summary data available through the online query are calculated based on user selections and should be carefully interpreted.

For more details on the Fernow Experimental Forest see the vast list of publications available: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/nrs/forestsandranges/locations/fernow.

Original metadata created on 10/24/2011. Minor metadata updates on 11/26/2014. On 11/23/2015, four additional years of data were added (2010-2013), data for two additional watersheds were added (1987-2013), the watershed map was updated, and minor updates were made to the metadata. Minor metadata updates on 12/06/2016. On 08/17/2017, two additional years of data were added (2014-2015), and minor updates were made to the metadata. On 09/19/2017, we corrected a download problem with the data file. On 01/09/2020, two additional years of data were added (2016-2017), and minor updates were made to the metadata. On 08/27/2021, two additional years of data were added (2018-2019), and minor updates were made to the metadata. On 08/18/2023, two additional years of data were added (2020-2021), and minor updates were made to the metadata.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1951
Ending_Date: 2021
Currentness_Reference:
Ground condition
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
The Fernow Experimental Forest is located on the Monongahela National Forest in Tucker County, West Virginia approximately 2 miles southeast of Parsons, West Virginia.

Watershed 1 (WS-1) drains directly into Elklick Run. Watersheds WS-2, WS-3, WS-4, WS-5 and WS-10 are located in the Camp Hollow subdrainage of Elklick Run. WS-6, WS-7 and WS-13 are located in the Wilson Hollow subdrainage of Elklick Run.
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.71409
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.64276
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.07841
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.02686
Bounding_Altitudes:
Altitude_Minimum: 520
Altitude_Maximum: 1110
Altitude_Distance_Units: meters
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Research & Development Taxonomy
Theme_Keyword: Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment
Theme_Keyword: Animal ecology
Theme_Keyword: Hydrology, watersheds, sedimentation
Theme_Keyword: Plant ecology
Theme_Keyword: Forest & Plant Health
Theme_Keyword: Climate effects
Theme_Keyword: Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis
Theme_Keyword: Monitoring
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: precipitation
Theme_Keyword: climate
Theme_Keyword: mixed hardwoods
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Fernow Experimental Forest
Place_Keyword: Monongahela National Forest
Place_Keyword: West Virginia
Place_Keyword: central Appalachian Mountains
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation:

Edwards, Pamela J.; Wood, Frederica. 2011. Fernow Experimental Forest daily precipitation. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. Updated 18 August 2023. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2011-0014
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Lacy Rucker
Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Contact_Position: Data Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing
Address: Timber & Watershed Laboratory
Address: PO Box 404
City: Parsons
State_or_Province: WV
Postal_Code: 26287
Country: USA
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical
Address: Timber & Watershed Laboratory
Address: 459 Nursery Bottom Rd.
City: Parsons
State_or_Province: WV
Postal_Code: 26287
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 304-478-2000 x5552128
Contact Instructions: This contact information was current as of August 2023. For current information see Contact Us page on: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: \Supplements\Fernow_RainGaugeNetwork.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Map showing gauged watersheds on the Fernow Experimental Forest and the rain gauge network used to determine daily watershed-weighted precipitation. Recording rain gauge locations are marked by squares and standard rain gauge locations are marked by circles.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Data_Set_Credit:
Funding for this project provided by USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station (previously known as the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station).
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
The original data file was a space-delimited ASCII text file.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Adams, Mary Beth
Originator: Kochenderfer, James N.
Originator: Wood, Frederica
Originator: Angradi, Ted R.
Originator: Edwards, Pamela
Publication_Date: 1994
Title:
Forty years of hydrometeorological data from the Fernow Experiment Forest, West Virginia
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Gen. Tech. Rep.
Issue_Identification: NE-184
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Radnor, PA
Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station
Other_Citation_Details:
24 p.
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2737/NE-GTR-184
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Precipitation data in this dataset are considered accurate within +/- 1.5 millimeters according to the manufacturer specifications for Belfort universal recording rain gauge model 780.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
All data in this dataset have undergone quality assurance checks. Raw data are compared across sites to identify errors in operation or chart processing. Missing data due to equipment malfunctions are estimated from other sites within the collector network.
Completeness_Report:
Overall, annual data completeness was 100 percent.
Lineage:
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Description:
A network of four Belfort model 780 universal recording rain gauges and seven standard 8-inch rain gauges are used to measure daily and weekly precipitation amounts. Recording rain gauge strip charts are changed weekly. Standard gauges also are measured weekly on the same day as the recording gauges.

See Methodology citations for a description of the treatments applied to this experimental forest.
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Kochenderfer, James N.
Originator: Aubertin, Gerald M.
Publication_Date: 1975
Title:
Effects of management practices on water quality and quantity: Fernow Experimental Forest
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: conference proceedings
Other_Citation_Details:
In: West Virginia Municipal Watershed Management Symposium Proceedings. General Technical Report NE-13. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 14-24.
Online_Linkage: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/3959
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Kochenderfer, J. N.
Originator: Wendel, G. W.
Publication_Date: 1983
Title:
Plant succession and hydrologic recovery on a deforested and herbicided watershed
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Forest Science
Issue_Identification: 29(3): 545-558
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Kochenderfer, J. N.
Originator: Edwards, P. J.
Originator: Helvey, J. D.
Publication_Date: 1990
Title:
Land management and water yield in the Appalachians
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: conference proceedings
Other_Citation_Details:
In: Proceedings, IR Conference, Watershed Management/IR DIV/ASCE, Watershed Planning and Analysis in Action Symposium. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers: 523-532
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Edwards, Pamela J.
Originator: Kochenderfer, James N.
Originator: Coble, Dean W.
Originator: Adams, Mary B.
Publication_Date: 2002
Title:
Soil leachate responses during 10 years of induced whole-watershed acidification
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
Issue_Identification: 140: 99-118
Online_Linkage: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/15191
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Edwards, Pamela J.
Originator: Wood, Frederica
Originator: Kochenderfer, James N.
Publication_Date: 2002
Title:
Baseflow and peakflow chemical responses to experimental applications of ammonium sulphate to forested watersheds in north-central West Virginia, USA
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Hydrological Processes
Issue_Identification: 16: 2287-2310
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.1000
Online_Linkage: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/18925
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Schuler, Thomas M.
Publication_Date: 2004
Title:
Fifty years of partial harvesting in a mixed mesophytic forest: composition and productivity
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Canadian Journal of Forest Research
Issue_Identification: 34: 985-997
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1139/x03-262
Online_Linkage: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/7944
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Schuler, Thomas M.
Originator: Ford, W. Mark
Originator: Adams, Mary Beth
Originator: Kochenderfer, James N.
Originator: Edwards, Pamela J.
Publication_Date: 2006
Title:
Large area comparisons of forest management practices in West Virginia (1951-present).
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Other_Citation_Details:
In: Irland, L.C; Camp, A.E.; Brissette, J.C.; Donohew, Z.R., eds. Long-term Silvicultural and Ecological Studies, Results for Science and Management. Research Paper 005. New Haven, CT: Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Global Institute for Sustainable Forestry: 94-103
Online_Linkage: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/19016
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Daily precipitation amounts are read manually from the recording rain gauge strip charts and hand-entered along with the weekly total precipitation amounts from the standard rain gauges. The weekly amounts from the standard gauges are used to adjust the daily amounts from the recording rain gauges using the ratio method. Daily watershed-weighted precipitation for each watershed is calculated by the Thiessen polygon method using the adjusted daily precipitation amounts. See the reference below for more information.

Brakensiek, D.L.; Osborn, H.B.; Rawls, W.J., coords. 1979. Field manual for research in agricultural hydrology. Agric. Handbk. 224. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture. 550 p.
Process_Date: 1951
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Manual calculations were replaced by a Fortran computer program.
Process_Date: 1986
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Fernow Experimental Forest
Entity_Type_Definition:
The Fernow Experimental Forest (FEF) is an experimental forest in the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
USDA Forest Service
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: precipitation gauge
Entity_Type_Definition:
Precipitation gauge located within the FEF watersheds used to measure precipitation (rain and snow) on a daily or weekly basis.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
Fernow Experimental Forest Data Manager
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: daily watershed-weighted precipitation
Attribute_Definition:
Daily watershed-weighted precipitation measured in millimeters (numeric).
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Fernow Experimental Forest Data Manager
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: watershed ID
Attribute_Definition:
Text identifier denoting the watersheds within FEF for which area-weighted daily precipitation is calculated from the precipitation gauge network.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Fernow Experimental Forest Data Manager
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WS-1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Watershed 1 - 30.11 hectares, east-facing, harvest treatment
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Fernow Experimental Forest Data Manager
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WS-2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Watershed 2 - 15.50 hectares, south-facing, harvest treatment
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Fernow Experimental Forest Data Manager
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WS-3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Watershed 3 - 34.27 hectares, south-facing, artificial acidification treatment
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Fernow Experimental Forest Data Manager
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WS-4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Watershed 4 - 38.73 hectares, east-facing, reference
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Fernow Experimental Forest Data Manager
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WS-5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Watershed 5 - 36.41 hectares, northeast-facing, harvest treatment
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Fernow Experimental Forest Data Manager
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WS-6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Watershed 6 - 22.34 hectares, south-facing, Norway spruce conversion
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Fernow Experimental Forest Data Manager
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WS-7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Watershed 7 - 24.22 hectares, east-facing, harvest treatment
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Fernow Experimental Forest Data Manager
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WS-10
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Watershed 10 - 15.21 hectares, south-facing, reference
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Fernow Experimental Forest Data Manager
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WS-13
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Watershed 13 - 14.24 hectares, northeast-facing, reference
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Fernow Experimental Forest Data Manager
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
DATA DESCRIBED BELOW ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH FULL DATA PUBLICATION DOWNLOAD:

Comma-delimited ASCII text file (also available as a tab-delimited file through the online query tool) containing the following variables:

Watershed = Watershed identification code (WS-1, WS-2, WS-3, WS-4, WS-5, WS-6, WS-7, WS-10 or WS-13);

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) = Day of measurement (mm/dd/yyyy, where mm=month, dd=day, and yyyy=year); and

Precipitation (mm) = Watershed-weighted daily precipitation (millimeters).

* Note that means, minimums, and maximums of the precipitation measurements above can be calculated using the online query tool. But be aware that calculations are based on user selections and should be carefully interpreted.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
None provided
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Research and Development
Contact_Position: Research Data Archivist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 240 West Prospect Road
City: Fort Collins
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80526
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: see Contact Instructions
Contact Instructions: This contact information was current as of August 2023. For current information see Contact Us page on: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS
Resource_Description: RDS-2011-0014
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Metadata documents have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness. Unless otherwise stated, all data and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. However, neither the author, the Archive, nor any part of the federal government can assure the reliability or suitability of these data for a particular purpose. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed for a user's application of these data or related materials.

The metadata, data, or related materials may be updated without notification. If a user believes errors are present in the metadata, data or related materials, please use the information in (1) Identification Information: Point of Contact, (2) Metadata Reference: Metadata Contact, or (3) Distribution Information: Distributor to notify the author or the Archive of the issues.
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Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2011-0014
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20230818
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Contact_Position: Data Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing
Address: Timber & Watershed Laboratory
Address: PO Box 404
City: Parsons
State_or_Province: WV
Postal_Code: 26287
Country: USA
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical
Address: Timber & Watershed Laboratory
Address: 459 Nursery Bottom Rd.
City: Parsons
State_or_Province: WV
Postal_Code: 26287
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 304-478-2000
Contact Instructions: This contact information was current as of August 2023. For current information see Contact Us page on: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS
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